North Durban schools set for hockey showdown
The regional tournament will be held at Riverside Hockey Club on Saturday, March 11.
NORTHLANDS Girls’ High School will meet Ashton International College in the first game of this year’s SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge as they take each other on in the Durban North Regional.
The regional tournament, hosted by Our Lady of Fatima Dominican Convent School (DCS), will be held at Riverside Hockey Club on Saturday, March 11.
The first of 21 games tips off just after 07:00 with 10 local teams heading to Riverside to participate in one of the most tightly fought regionals in this challenge.
The tournament will have the 10 teams split up into two pools.
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Pool A has Danville Park Girls’ High School joined by Curro Salt Rock, Crawford La Lucia, Durban North College and Reddam House Umhlanga, and Pool B is led by hosts Our Lady of Fatima, with Ashton International College, Northlands Girls’ High, Crawford North Coast and Reddam Ballito.
All the games will last 20 minutes, with play only running one way. A win earns the successful team four points, a draw with goals sees both teams notch up two points, a goalless draw only a single point for both teams and finally, a loss registering zero points for the unsuccessful team.
Four teams have raised the Durban North Regional trophy, with hosts Fatima featuring the most at the Grand Finals, with their name engraved four times on the trophy. They are also the defending champs in this year’s regional.
All action will be streamed live on either the SuperSport Schools’ Mobile App or their website.
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